A keen audience can almost always identify when a movie isn't centering the story it really wants to tell. Madame Web, for example, is ostensibly about Dakota Johnson's clairvoyant Cassandra Webb's efforts to save three girls destined to be Spider-Women in the future. Here, however, the girls do
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 "On to the Next Target" marks the finale of the second season of this anime. Alas, it's a finale that begins and ends with curbstomp after curbstomp. Such things might be entertaining as an opening act, but by this point, it feels more boring
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is exactly what it says on the tin. It's literally just an anime film recapping most of the first season. Not even entirely the first season either. Oh well, at least we get a fun OVA starring Soshiro Hoshina tacked on at the end as a treat. Now if only the entire cast
The Woman in the Yard is a 2025 American psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak. The story follows Ramona, who is devastated by the death of her husband in a car accident. Now, she is left to raise their two children alone in a secluded farmhouse. Her
Blue Box Ep. 25 "Even So" marks the finale of the first season of this anime. As you might expect from the previous episode, this one deals with the wreck of the Hina ship that sunk then. Interestingly, it's the way the story deals with that ship sinking in a way that blames neither party that
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 24 "Are You the King of Humans" sets itself up as an epic clash between champions. However, it soon becomes apparent that the fight isn't even remotely a fair one. Spoilers: it's not Jin-woo. As a result, despite the setup and how good-looking the
Netflix's The Life List follows a grieving daughter whose mother sends her on a journey of self-discovery from beyond the grave. The past year of Netflix films, let alone rom-coms, has been pretty underwhelming. So, when journeying into The Life List my expectations were pretty low. I was excited
If you want a cinema experience that’s undeniably wholesome and endearing, see The Ballad of Wallis Island. The new film follows an eccentric man, Charles, whose greatest dream is reuniting Mortimer-McGwyer, his all-time favorite musical duo. When the ex-bandmates (and former lovers) agree to
Daemons of the Shadow Realm gives us some truly fateful meetings between old friends (and family) and new in Ep. 14 "Family and Friends". All complete with some dark secrets spilling forth out of the shadows, and Yuru's bond with his old friends and family being tested quite a bit. All in all, I
Cinema history is riddled with both coming-of-age tales and biopics aplenty. Tony, the new feature by Matt Johnson (BlackBerry, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie), lies at the intersection of these well-worn traditions. Based on Anthony Bourdain’s chronicles of his early journey into the
Indulging every absurd idea that pops into his head, the film unfolds with propulsive vibrance and unshackled execution. That approach turns out to be a bit of a gift and a curse for Riley; a gift in the sense that we get something fresh and original, but a curse because its unbridled approach